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Source Description
This appealing portrait of a youth may have been commissioned by a loving parent. The focus is on the soft, rounded contours of the boy's face. De Bray placed him so that the light strikes his right cheek, giving more depth to his face than would lighting from the front. A subtle embellishment is provided by the decorative braid on the jacket--its texture catches the light, creating innumerable glistening, tiny beads.
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Document identity
localId
12776
label
Head of a Boy
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
12776
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Head of a Boy
description
This appealing portrait of a youth may have been commissioned by a loving parent. The focus is on the soft, rounded contours of the boy's face. De Bray placed him so that the light strikes his right cheek, giving more depth to his face than would lighting from the front. A subtle embellishment is provided by the decorative braid on the jacket--its texture catches the light, creating innumerable glistening, tiny beads.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1660-1669 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
paintings
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
12.3
height
9.7
dimensionsRaw
4 13/16 x 3 13/16 in. (12.3 x 9.7 cm)
Source extras
med
oil on copper
creator_ids
5154
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
74
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
958f8cb105c578c8